vaal

See also: Vaal

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vaal, from Middle Dutch vāle, from Old Dutch *falo, from Frankish *falu, from Proto-Germanic *falwaz

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɑːl/

Adjective

vaal (attributive vaal, comparative valer, superlative vaalste)

1. sallow, pallid, pale, light

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vāle, from Old Dutch *falo, from Frankish *falu, from Proto-Germanic *falwaz

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaːl/

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• Hyphenation: vaal
• Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

vaal (comparative valer, superlative vaalst)

1. (of skin) sallow, pallid
2. (of color, lighting etc) pale, light

Inflection

Declension of vaal
uninflected	vaal
inflected	vale
comparative	valer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		vaal	valer	het vaalst het vaalste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	vale	valere	vaalste
	n. sing.	vaal	valer	vaalste
	plural	vale	valere	vaalste
definite		vale	valere	vaalste
partitive		vaals	valers	—

Derived terms

• vaalheid

Descendants

• Afrikaans: vaal

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Estonian

Etymology

From German Wal.

Noun

vaal (genitive vaala, partitive vaala)

1. whale